1.) a.)inductor ( n-d k t r) An electrical component or circuit, especially an induction coil, that introduces inductance into a circuit.

A substance that causes an induced reaction. Unlike a catalyst, an inductor is irreversibly transformed in the reaction. (PHYSICS / GENERAL PHYSICS) A COMPONENT, SUCH AS A COIL, IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THE MAIN FUNCTION OF WHICH IS TO PRODUCE INDUCTANCE B.) IN ELECTROMAGNETISM AND ELECTRONICS, INDUCTANCE IS THE ABILITY OF AN INDUCTOR TO STORE ENERGY IN A MAGNETIC FIELD. INDUCTORS GENERATE AN OPPOSING VOLTAGEPROPORTIONAL TO THE RATE OF CHANGE IN CURRENT IN A CIRCUIT. THIS PROPERTY ALSO IS CALLED SELF-INDUCTANCE TO DISCRIMINATE IT FROM MUTUAL INDUCTANCE, DESCRIBING THE VOLTAGE INDUCED IN ONE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BY THE RATE OF CHANGE OF THE ELECTRIC CURRENT IN ANOTHER CIRCUIT. c.) inductive reactance noun Electricity . the opposition of inductance to alternating current, equal to theproduct of the angular frequ ency of the current times the self-inductance. Symbol: X L D.) capacitance- Symbol C The ratio of the electric charge transferred from one to the other of a pair of conductors to the resulting potential difference between them. e.) admittance ELECTRICITY . THE MEASURE OF THE ABILITY OF A CIRCUIT TO CONDUCTAN ALTERNATING CURRENT, CONSISTING OF TWO COMPONENTS,CONDUCTANCE AND SUSCEPTANCE; THE R ECIPROCAL OF IMPEDANCE,EXPRESSED IN MHOS. SYMBOL: Y ADMITTANCE (SYMBOLIZED Y ) IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE EASE WITH WHICH ALTERNATING CURRENT ( AC ) FLOWS THROUGH A COMPLEX CIRCUIT OR SYSTEM. ADMITTANCE IS A VECTORQUANTITY COMPRISED OF TWO INDEPENDENT SCALAR PHENOMENA: CONDUCTANCE ANDSUSCEPTANCE . F.) skin effect: The tendency of alternating current to flow near the surface of a conductor, thereby restricting the current to a small part of the total cross-sectional area and increasing the resistance to the flow of current. Note: The skin effect is caused by the self-inductance of the conductor, which causes an increase in the inductive reactance at high frequencies, thus forcing the carriers, i.e., electrons, toward the surface of the conductor. At high frequencies, the circumference is the preferred criterion for predicting resistance than is the cross-sectional area. The depth of penetration of current can be very small compared to the diameter. [From Weik '89] g.) Lenz law LENZ'S LAW IS ABOUT CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. IT GUARANTEES THAT INDUCED CURRENTS GET THEIR ENERGY FROM THE EFFECT CREATING THE CHANGE. THERE IS AN INDUCED CURRENT IN A CLOSED CONDUCTING LOOP IF AND ONLY IF THE MAGNETIC FLUX THROUGH THE LOOP IS CHANGING. THE DIRECTION OF THE INDUCED CURRENT IS SUCH THAT THE INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD ALWAYS OPPOSES THE CHANGE IN THE FLUX. THE RIGHT-HAND RULE HELPS EXPLAIN THIS CONCEPT: IF A PERSON WRAPS HIS OR HER FINGERS AROUND THE COIL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT, THE THUMB POINTS NORTH. THE FORCE ACTING AGAINST ANY CONDUCTOR BEING MOVED, SUCH AS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE IN A MOTOR, IS AN INVOCATION OF LENZ'S LAW.

Resistive AC circuits: A resistive AC circuit is a simple circuit, containing an AC source and one or more resistors. The diagram on the right shows such a circuit. The voltage, E, at any time twill vary according to E = Eo sinwt where Eo is the peak voltage (voltage amplitude) and the current I will vary similarly I = E/R = (Eo sinwt)/R

As we can see from the diagram on the left, the current and the voltage are in phase, that is, the current I will be at its highest (or lowest) value when the voltage E is at its highest or lowest value. This means that we can treat a purely resistive AC circuit in the same way as DC circuits are treated, particularly in the use of Ohm's law for resistors in series and parallel.

Inductive AC circuits: A purely inductive AC circuit is one that contains a voltage source across an inductor, L, such as the circuit shown here on the right. We define a quantity called theINDUCTIVE REACTANCE, XL of the inductor such that

where f is the frequency of the current, and L the inductance of the inductor in henrys. The unit of inductive reactance is the ohm. We see from the above formula that the inductive reactance is inversely proportional to the capacitance. In other words, the greater the capacitance of a capacitor in an AC circuit, the easier it is for the current to appear to flow through it.

As we can see from the diagram on the left, as in the case of a capacitive circuit, the current and the voltage are not in phase in phase. In the inductive case however, it is the voltage that "leads" the current by 90 (the peaks of the voltage are 90 ahead of the peaks of the current) . The reactance of the inductor is treated as if it were a resistance, as shown in the worked example below.

SEREIES RL CIRCUIT

AN LR SERIES CIRCUIT CONSISTS BASICALLY OF AN INDUCTOR OF INDUCTANCE L CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH A RESISTOR OF RESISTANCE R. THE RESISTANCE R IS THE DC RESISTIVE VALUE OF THE WIRE TURNS OR LOOPS THAT GOES INTO MAKING UP THE INDUCTORS COIL.